How do I get around this?

Question

I bought a used computer at a sale, I can get online and play games, Small stuff like that, But, I cannot Defrag, I cannot do any of the important stuff, It says that I am not the Computer administrator, I don't know how to access Or to delete that OR any of the previous user names, Can someone please help me out with this,, Thanks

Answer 1

most likely you don't care about the stuff on the PC, right now, do you?
so, your best bet is to reinstall Windows (XP) on the PC;
if you don't have XP (and don't feel like going thru the hassle of reinstalling & all, you may need to get in touch with the person who sold you the PC & ask him/her for the Administrator password.

there is a tool CD (trinity-rescue-kit) that can reset the administrator password but... kind of advanced stuff.

goood luck!

Answer 2

When it is booting up, press F8 (I would press it repeatedly, before the Windows logo appears).

You should get a menu asking for boot options. Choose safe mode.

This will let you act as adminitrator without a password (At least for Windows XP)

Answer 3

Reformat the HD, if you have a win98 or higher CD this would be my path.